Posted by Snoozy on June 6, 2003, at 19:09:36
In reply to Re: Pillows » whiterabbit, posted by leeran on June 6, 2003, at 16:00:29
I'm really enjoying this thread too.
I was needing to buy new pillows and I found an article that says firm for side sleepers, medium for back and soft for stomach. But my life can't be that easy. In reality I'm a side sleeper, but I want and it would be better for me to sleep on my back. So I've got one of everything it seems. I also have 2 big square bolster pillows (futon material actually) that are very firm and they're great for reading in bed. And this may interest you. This sheet set I bought several years ago, part of the design is that the pillowcases have buttons on the side of them - like an oxford shirt type of thing. So just put the pillow in and button it up. They look pretty great too. My regular pillowcases - when I sleep not only does the pillow come out, but most of the time the case ends up with the seam in the middle of the pillow. So I have these sort of pillow "horns" around my head!
It's really a great idea to tear out pictures of things you like - professional interior decorators tell their clients to do this. Even if you don't know just what it is that appeals to you in a photo, when you put all of these things together you can sometimes see a pattern or direction. And it can be interesting to look back and see how your tastes have changed (or haven't).
And painting walls a color, like kalyb was talking about is just great. I lived with white walls for all of my life until just recently. In the last year I've painted 2 rooms a color - one's a bit intense and the other's very soft. (And I do live in an apartment.) I think you can get a bigger bang for your buck with wall color than any other decorating or furnishing. With a good color, you could have very little artwork on the walls and the room would still feel finished. And the right color does have a subtle effect on mood, I find. And you can just do an "accent" wall. I did one for $30 (wall and-a-half really). If, down the line, you want a different feeling, it's much easier/cheaper to repaint rather than get into new furniture, etc.
And Gracie, I have to thank you for some inspiration. I have a bunch of stuff that's 10 years old that I have no use for, just filling up boxes in my closet. I've had them open for probably 2 months but just couldn't bring myself to get rid of them. Well, earlier this evening, out they went!!!! Yay! Thank you!!
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